Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #350 with Sasayaki Glitter

Today I'm using Party Monster, 

a digital image from Sasayaki Glitter, 

our wonderful sponsor

for this week's

Monster Mash Challenge

at Tuesday Throwdown.

You'll find more Sasayaki images in their Etsy store and lots of inspiration on their blog, as well as a monthly challenge.  Or pop over and join their facebook group to participate in their progressive challenge.  

Since today is the 4th of July, Independence Day in the USA, 

I am adding a red, white and blue card,

using the same image from Sasayaki Glitter, 

 to celebrate.

And I am entering these fun challenges:

Sasayaki Glitter July Challenge - Your Favorite Color (Mine is blue.)

Aud Sentiments Challenge #183 - For a child + a sentiment

Just Us Girls Challenge #400 - Celebrate 

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #95 - Red, White and Blue

Come and Get It Challenge - Colors of Your Nation 

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge #11 - Anything Goes, optional twist Red, White or Blue or All 3

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Red, White and/or Blue 

Cards in Envy Challenge - Patriotic 

Bitten by the Bug Challenge - Red, White and Blue  (The word celebrate was crocut cut using the CTMH Artbooking cartridge)

Always Fun Challenge #13 - Patriotic

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Birthday Fun 4 Kids

Thanks for visiting and
don't forget to enter your monster cards and projects in this week's Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.

Fast Card

The 4th of July picnic at my son's tomorrow is going to be huge.  Not only do they have a beautiful pool, but also an excellent vantage point for seeing the local fireworks display.  It is so much fun watching all the kids growing up.  Last year was the first that there were no little ones in diapers.  With 4-5 dozen kids between 3 and 11 running around, it gets to be pretty wild and crazy.  My mission today is to make a HUGE bowl of potato salad for the adults and tomorrow I will be making an equally HUGE bowl of mac & cheese for the kids. And Matthew has requested M&M cookies, if I have time.

With that in mind...

This is one of the fastest cards I ever made, primarily because I just picked up odds and ends on the table and glued them together.  As my friend, Gail, would say, "Suits me just fine!"

I'll be adding this card to the submissions at these challenges:

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #42 - Spots or Stripes 

Naughty or Nice Challenge #17 - Seeing Stars 

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Birthday + Red, White and Blue Topping 

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #318 - Embossing

Fab n Funky Challenge #266 - Birthdays

Fast card, fast post.  

I wonder how many pounds of potatoes I need to buy? 

Melting on Mojo Monday

It's going to be another hot, humid day.  Not exactly my favorite.  I suppose I'll just have to crank up the AC, stay in the house, and spend the day playing with paper. 

First project.... Mojo Monday!

This Bugaboo digi turtle is ready for July 4th.  

 If you want a turtle for any occasion, Bugaboo has one!

All the decorated shells remind me of the hermit crabs and the fancy decorated shells they sell on the boardwalk at the beach.  Many, many years ago my older brother bought one to take to college as a pet.  The housekeeper in the dorm (They had housekeepers and laundry service for the boys many, many years ago, before women's lib.) was not too thrilled with the unusual smell in the room when the creature expired.

Today's challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 403

 

Come and Get It Challenge - Cute Animals  

That Crafting Place Challenge - Layers

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Animals

Cut It Up Challenge #73 - Stars and Stripes

Art Impressions Challenge #162 - Red, White and Blue

Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Inspired by a Song (God Bless the USA)

Cards in Envy Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Thanks for visiting.  And always a big thank you for the wonderful comments you take the time to leave!

Stay cool and have a turtley wonderful day!

Posting for Matthew

My 2 grandsons are here today since their school building is being used as a voting place.  Matthew, my crafting buddy, wanted to make something for Memorial Day.  We googled kids crafts and checked pinterest.  He decided he wanted to make a flag.  Scanning the Stand and Salute cricut cartridge book, he found several and decided on this one:

He cut the white map as a frame and then a plan red map for under it.  I handed him my box of solid scraps and had him look for a blue piece.  We cut it to size and he stamped the stars (CTMH stamp, white daisy ink)  He mounted the map on the chevron paper.  He has a pretty good eye for centering.  I don't get to help.  He is 8!  He wanted to use the eagle frame from the cricut cartridge but the map was too big.  So he just cut a plain eagle, added a googly eye and popped it onto the page.  Next I handed him my red, white, and blue box with goodies I pick up to use on OWH Hero Cards.  Matt added the chipboard self adhesive letters first, followed by the bling borders, fireworks stickers and more bling for in the centers.  It was looking so great I started digging in my closet.  All the way at the bottom I had stashed one of those scrapbook page frames.  He let me put the page in the frame.  He says he's giving it to his dad for Father's Day, but my guess is that his Dad will get it this afternoon.

I think he did a phenomenal  job!

I am entering it a few challenges for him:

Not Just Cards Challenge # 19 - Always Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff Challenge #184 - Chevrons

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #246 - Chevrons

Now we are off to the movies.